Edward Fox
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Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is the older brother of actor James Fox. He played the part of the professional assassin who is hired to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973). He is also known for his roles in Battle of Britain (1969), The Go-Between (1971), for which he won a BAFTA award, and The Bounty (1984). He also collaborated with director Richard Attenborough, appearing in his films Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Gandhi (1982). He portrayed Edward VIII in the British television drama series Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) and appeared in the historical series Taboo (2017). In addition to film and television work, he has also garnered acclaim as a stage actor. In 2003, Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to Drama.
Known for
Credits
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
as The Jackal
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
as Agent Nine
Never Say Never Again (1983)
as M
Lost in Space (1998)
as Businessman
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
Gandhi (1982)
as General Dyer
Battle of Britain (1969)
as Pilot Officer Archie
Prince Valiant (1997)
as King Arthur
Skullduggery (1970)
as Bruce Spofford
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
as Miller
The Bounty (1984)
as Captain Greetham
The Duellists (1977)
as Colonel Perteley
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
as Inspector Craddock
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Dresser (2015)
as Thornton
Lassie (2005)
as Hulton
The Dresser (1983)
as Oxenby
Robin Hood (1991)
as Prince John
The Big Sleep (1978)
as Joe Brody
Stage Beauty (2004)
as Sir Edward Hyde
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
as Lane
The Go-Between (1971)
as Hugh Trimingham
Wild Geese II (1985)
as Alex Faulkner
This Sporting Life (1963)
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
A Month by the Lake (1995)
as Major Wilshaw
Galileo (1975)
as Cardinal Inquisitor
Soldier of Orange (1977)
as Colonel Rafelli
The Jokers (1967)
as Lt. Sprague
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
as Extra (uncredited)
A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
as Lord Harry Wrotham
The Squeeze (1977)
as Foreman
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
All the Queen's Men (2001)
as Aitken
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
as Father
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
as Self
National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013)
as Winston Churchill
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
as Walter
The Strauss Dynasty (1991)
as Metternich
A Doll's House (1973)
as Nils Krogstad
The Shooting Party (1985)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
The Republic Of Love (2004)
as Richard
The Naked Runner (1967)
as Ritchie Jackson
The Cat and the Canary (1978)
as Hendricks
Rosamunde Pilcher: September (1996)
as Archie
The Maitlands (1993)
as Major Luddington
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mind Benders (1963)
as Stewart (uncredited)
Bermondsey (1972)
as Pip
They Never Slept (1991)
as Monk Scott
Life at the Top (1965)
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
Return from the River Kwai (1989)
as Major Benford
The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
as Alistair Ross
Sea-Change (1976)
as Andrew
Wilfred (2000)
as (voice)
The Frozen Dead (1966)
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt (1969)
as Sir John Newton
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
as Lysander
Katherine of Alexandria (2014)
as Emperor Constantius
The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
as Horwood
An Ideal Husband (2018)
as Earl of Caversham
Loyalties (1976)
as Captain Dancy, DSO
Quartermaine's Terms (1987)
as St John Quartermaine
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
as King Edward VIII
Shotgun (1966)
as David
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974)
as Dr. Watson
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)
as Markham
Circles Of Deceit (1990)
as Philip
The Harmfulness of Tobacco (1991)
Actor
Shooting the Chandelier (1977)
as Nikolai
The Old, Old, Very Old Man (2007)
as All